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    Times Sundays at 10:30 a.m.
    Average attendance 200
    Sunday School 50
    Nursery 6

    Our History - Serving Bowmanville for 171 Years

  • 1834 First organization of a Presbyterian Church in Bowmanville

  • 1842 First Presbyterian church building erected at Temperance & Church Streets

  • 1844 Presbyterian Church of Canada (Free Kirk) splits with Established Church (Auld Kirk)

  • 1845 Bowmanville's first Presbyterian Minister inducted: Reverend Alexander Steele

  • 1850 Canada Presbyterian builds first Church near Prospect St. and Lambs Lane in Bowmanville

  • 1851 Reverend John Smith inducted to Canada Presbyterian Church (Bowmanville & Enniskillen)

  • 1863 Canada Presbyterian Church buys first manse on Beach Avenue in Bowmanville ($970)

  • 1869 Bowmanville & Enniskillen congregation separate due to size

  • 1871 Canada Presbyterian congregation erects new building at 178 Church Street ($7,631)

  • 1876 Bell installed in church tower

  • 1877 Session renames Canada Presbyterian Church to St. Paul's Church

  • 1900 Sunday School hall, new lights and a pipe organ were added

  • 1906 St. Paul's buys the present manse at 190 Church Street in Bowmanville

  • 1921 St. Paul's receives Colours of 2nd Canadian Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment

  • 1922 Major renovations to church and manse

  • 1925 United Church of Canada formed by Presbyterians, Methodists and Congregationalists - 74 members withdraw from St. Paul's and establish the present St. Andrew's congregation - St. Paul's Church becomes St. Paul's United Church

  • 1929 Steeple damaged by lightning and removed

  • 1941 2nd Battalion Colours withdrawn to War Museum in Ottawa

  • 1948 Baptismal Font presented to St. Paul's

  • 1958 Church basement lowered and renovated

  • 1961 Choir loft enlarged and organ rebuilt

  • 1965 Christian Education Building, kitchen and auditorium added

  • 1970 Salem United Church joins St. Paul's congregation

  • 1982 Auditorium renovated

  • 1991 Sanctuary ceiling collapses and is repaired

  • 1993 Christian Education Building is expanded and manse receives major renovation and upgrade

  • 1999 Sanctuary renovated

  • 2000 Dedication of new stain glass windows in church bell tower

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